Turn your passion for helping people and addressing social and community issues into a rewarding career with accredited qualifications in social work.
As a social worker, you'll play a facilitative role in developing a society based on social justice and in alleviating disadvantage.
Social workers advocate to change the social circumstances of people who are socially excluded. They work to alleviate hardship and distress for individuals, groups and communities and seek a more equitable and inclusive world for everybody.
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To be eligible for entry, you'll need:
Relevant disciplines include anthropology, community development, counselling, criminology, human services, Indigenous studies, international relations, political science, psychological sciences, psychology, sociology.
Select where you studied and your qualification to see the GPA equivalent you need to be considered for this program.
Use the GPA equivalent as a guide. When you apply, we’ll calculate your GPA using the UQ grading scale. Any failing grades will be included. Entry requirements are subject to change.
IELTS overall 7; reading 7; writing 7; speaking 7; listening 7. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL iBT (including Paper Edition) - Overall 100, listening 25, reading 25, writing 27, speaking 23.
PTE Academic - Overall 72, sub bands minimum 72.
CES - Overall 185, All sub bands minimum 185.
BE and OET are not accepted.
There are other ways to meet the English language requirements. For some programs, additional conditions apply.
Learn how to meet the English language requirements
To complete this degree, you have to meet its inherent requirements by demonstrating essential skills and attributes. Read the inherent requirements before you apply.
Learn about inherent requirements
International students who are accepted into full-time study in the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) are eligible to apply for an Australian student visa (subclass 500).
There are a number of requirements you must satisfy before a visa is granted, including the Genuine Student (GS) requirement.
We can help you meet the academic or English language requirements for your preferred program.
If you haven’t completed the prerequisites, we can help.
Learn about pathway options
| QS 综合 | 院校 | 学制 | 学费 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 第 10 位 | 新加坡国立大学National University of Singapore | 1.5年 | 35700新币/年 |
| 第 15 位 | 宾夕法尼亚大学University of Pennsylvania | 两年 | 56,724美元/年 |
| 第 18 位 | 香港中文大学The Chinese University of Hong Kong | 1年 | 208000港币/年 |
| 第 22 位 | 墨尔本大学The University of Melbourne | 2年 | 60988澳元/年 |
| 第 24 位 | 芝加哥大学University of Chicago | 两年 | 49,734美元/年 |
| 第 30 位 | 麦吉尔大学McGill University | - | - |
| 第 30 位 | 麦吉尔大学McGill University | - | - |
| 第 31 位 | 蒙纳士大学Monash University | 2年 | 47140澳元/年 |